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With the average cost of an assisted-living community running about $8,700 a month, a new website seeks to provide clarity for buyers. Silver Living was co-founded by Tal Ziv to fill a need he perceived when shopping for a community for his grandmother. "There was [no information] available online; for research, you can only find what the community publishes for themselves," Ziv said.

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In a joint venture, Brookdale Senior Living and HCP are acquiring 35 private-pay senior communities located in eight U.S. states for $849 million. The portfolio, which the companies are buying from Chartwell Retirement Residences, includes primarily assisted-living and independent-living facilities, with some memory-care and skilled-nursing assets.

A study on the website of the Annals of Emergency Medicine says 60% of seniors treated in a hospital emergency department were malnourished or at risk of becoming malnourished. Depression, living at an assisted-living facility, difficulty eating or swallowing, and having problems obtaining groceries were found to be risk factors for malnutrition.

CNL Financial Group is returning to its original focus of senior housing in the health care sector, says CEO Tom Sittema. The REIT acquired a portfolio of five senior housing communities for $84 million this year and has contracted for an $80 million acquisition of four assisted-living communities, a deal that is expected to close this spring. "We clearly like the sector because it's in our roots. But we clearly like it because we feel like we have the demographic wind at our back," Sittema said.

CNL Lifestyle Properties plans to buy four assisted-living communities in Georgia for $80 million, excluding closing costs. The seller is Solomon Holdings II Dogwood Four, and the properties are in Alpharetta, Stockbridge, Fayetteville, and Gainesville, Ga. The deal, still subject to due diligence, is expected to close in May.

Health Care REIT has sold 12 assisted-living facilities for seniors in Texas to Capital Senior Living in Dallas. Capital Senior Living says the 12 properties will yield $30.3 million in annualized revenue. The sales price was not disclosed.